Berg v. Popham

412 F.3d 1122 David BERG; Marge Berg, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David POPHAM; Tsukiko Popham, Defendants, and Norge Corporation, and its successors in interest; Magic Chef Corporation; Maytag Corporation; ABC Inc.; ABC Co.; ABC Corp., Defendants-Appellees. No. 01-35807. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued August 7, 2002. Submission Withdrawn October 4, 2002. Resubmitted June 16, 2005. Filed June 24, 2005. Michael W. Flanigan, Walther & Flanigan, Anchorage, AK, for the plaintiffs-appellants. I. Franklin Hunsaker, Bullivant Houser Bailey, Portland, OR, Christopher W. Angius, Holland & Knight LLP, Portland, OR, for the defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Alaska; John W. Sedwick, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-00-00151-JWS. Before: B. FLETCHER, ARTHUR L. ALARCÓN, and GRABER, Circuit Judges. ALARCÓN, Senior Circuit Judge: 1 This matter is before us to review the Alaska state law questions presented by the parties to this dispute. 1 This appeal presents a novel issue under Alaska law, i.e., is an entity subject to liability under Alaska Statute ("AS") § 46.03.822(a)(4) if it manufactured…